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Scientific Name
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)
Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve (WRST)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
woodland caribou, mountain caribou, Chisana herd
Park Synonyms
Rangifer tarandus granti
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Subfamily | Capreolinae |
| Genus | Rangifer |
| Species | Rangifer tarandus |
| Subspecies | Rangifer tarandus caribou |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Tags
-
Adjacent
Yukon Territory, Canada
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
The Chisana Herd is the only woodland caribou herd in Alaska and is genetically distinct from all adjacent herds. It generally spends it's winter in Canada and summers in the USA. This species is listed on the Canadian federal Species at Risk Act as a species of "Special Concern" as part of the Northern Mountain Caribou population. Potential population concerns have led to the formation of the Chisana Caribou Herd Working Group which includes all responsible agencies on both sides of the border.
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
-
Migratory
Winters in the Yukon Territory, Canada
- Summer
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Created Date
11/10/2014 2:12:36 PM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
12/1/2014 5:03:07 PM
Notes
ZITTLAU, K., J. COFFIN, R. FARNELL, G. KUZYK, AND C. STROBECK. 2000. Genetic relationships in three Yukon woodland caribou herds determined by DNA typing. Rangifer, Special Issue 12:59–62.
Chisana Caribou Recovery Team. 2010. Recovery of the Chisana Caribou Herd in the Alaska/Yukon Borderlands: Captive-Rearing Trials. Yukon Fish and Wildlife Branch Report TR-10-02.
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